Food Alerts and Recalls

The best way to stay on top of food recalls and alerts is by signing up to receive automatic emails when government agencies issue food recalls. A food recall occurs when there is reason to believe that a food may cause consumers to become ill. A food manufacturer or distributor initiates the recall to take foods off the market. In some situations, food recalls are requested by government agencies (USDA or FDA).

Some reasons for recalling food include:

Discovery of an organism in a product which may make consumers sick

Discovery of a potential allergen in a product

Mislabeling or misbranding of food. For example, a food may contain an allergen, such as nuts or eggs, but those ingredients do not appear on the label.